Is it time to screen all patients with hypertension for primary aldosteronism?

Jun Yang; Peter J Fuller; Michael Stowasser

doi:10.5694/mja17.00783

Is it time to screen all patients with hypertension for primary aldosteronism?

Med J Aust. 2018 Jul 16;209(2):57-59. doi: 10.5694/mja17.00783.

Authors

Jun Yang¹, Peter J Fuller², Michael Stowasser³

Affiliations

¹ Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC jun.yang@hudson.org.au.
² Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC.
³ Endocrine Hypertension Research Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD.

PMID: 29996750
DOI: 10.5694/mja17.00783

No abstract available

Keywords: Adrenal gland diseases; Cardiovascular abnormalities; Diagnostic tests and procedures; Hypertension; Primary care; Risk factors; Vascular diseases.

MeSH terms

Australia
Humans
Hyperaldosteronism / complications*
Hyperaldosteronism / diagnosis*
Hypertension / complications*
Mass Screening*
Primary Health Care